Roll-holder.



Patented Nov. l2, 190|.

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{Applicatipn filed Apr. 5, 1901.)

(No Model.)

JI/Ymaowo NITED STATES PATENT Fries.

HORACE MCKAY, OFINDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

ROLL=HOLDER- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 686,324,dated November 12, 1901.

Application filed April 5, 1901.

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, HORACE MOKAY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State ofIndiana,have invented a new and useful Roll- Holder, of which thefollowing is a specitica tion.

My invention relates to'an improvement in means for holding a roll orstrip of material.

The object of my invention is to provide simple and effective means forholding strip material in such manner that any desired length of thestrip may be conveniently' and easily removed therefrom.

In the drawings I have illustrated a device especially designed to holda ticketstripas, for instance, streetcar tickets or mileage; but thestructure is such as to be equally applicable as a holder of toilet orany other rolled material.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective View thereof. Fig. 2 is an axial section. Fig.3 is a transverse section. Fig. Lt is a similar section'with aticket-strip in position.

In the drawings, 5 indicates a tubular body having a peripheralaxialslit 6 and a head 7. Mounted within body 5 is a cover-slide 8, having apin 9, which projects through a circumferential groove 10 in body 5.

The open end of body 5 is closed by adetachable head 11, carrying acentral spindle 12, which is split longitudinally in halves. The freeend of spindle 12 is tapered, as at 13, and immediately inside of thetapered por tion is provided with a circumferential groove 14. I-Iead 7is provided with a socket 15, in the open end of Which is an annularflange 16, adapted to lie within groove let. The internal diameter ofthe `flange 16 is somewhat less than the normal diameter of groove 14,so that when end 13 is forced into socket 15 said end snaps by flange 16and the flange clamps the two halves of the spindle 12 together. Inorder to hold the parts well together, head 11 should be provided with ashoulder 17, tting within the open end of body 5. As soon as the end 13of the spindle 12 is Withd rawn from socket 15 the two halves of thespindle 12 spring apart, so that the end of a ticket-strip 18 or stripof any material may be inserted Serial No.` 54.4.18. (No model.)

between the two halves. When this is done, the end 13 of the spindle l2is returned into socket 15, flange 16 operating to clamp the two halvesof the spindle together, so as to Vhold the end of the striptherebetween.

The insertion of the strip may be accomplished Without entirelywithdrawing spindle 12 from body 5, if desired, one end of the stripbeing introduced into the body through slit 6, and when the endhas beenclamped between the two halves of the spindle 12 the ticket may berolled inside the body by operating head 11 and the spindle.

If desired, the ticket or other strip may be ready rolled, in which casea central opening should be left in the roll and the inner end of thestrip bent diametrically across the opening. The two halves of theflange 12 may then be caused to straddle this inner end, the roll beingslipped over the spindle and the whole being inserted in the body 5 andthe end 13 of the spindle 12 pressed into socket 15, thus securelyholding the strip.

In use cover 8 is normally arranged so as to close slit G. When theoperator desires to remove a portion of the strip, the cover 8 isretracted by means of the button 9 and head 11 is rotated in thedirection of Winding of the roll until the free end of the strip springsout of the slit 6. The strip may then be forced out of slit 6 byrotating head 11 in the opposite direction or by pulling upon the strip.Any desired means may be provided to enable .the operator to tear off asmuch of the strip as he desires, either by perforating the strip atpredetermined points or by sharpening or serrating one edge or the otherof slit 6.

It will be readily understood that many other means than that shown maybe used to clamp the two halves of the spindle 12 upon the inner end ofthe strip without departing from my invention. It will also be readilyunderstood that while I have shown my device particularly designed for aticket-holder the construction described is equally applicable fordispensing rolled material of any kind.

I claim as my invention 1. A roll-holder, consisting of a tubular body,a longitudinally-split spindle having its split end tapered and providedwith a pe- IOO ripheral groove, and an annular lange carried bythe bodyin position to receive the said tapered end and enter into the groovewhereby the spindle may be normally held in the bodyand the two portionsthereof drawn together.

2. A roll-holder, consisting of a tubular body provided with a head atone end and having a peripheral axial slit, a longitudinallysplitspindle, a second head secured to said spindle, said head being adaptedto close the open end of the body and to rotate therein with thespindle, means for detachably holding the spindle and head rotatably inthe body, and means carried by the first head for holding the twoportions of the spindle together, the arrangement being such that thevsecond head with its spindle may be-withdrawn from the tubular body.

3. A roll-holder, consisting of a tubular body closed at one end, aspindle, means carl ried by the spindle for receiving the end of a roll,a second head secured to the spindle, said head being adapted to closethe open end of the body and to rotate therein with the spindle, andmeans for detachably holding said second head and spindle rotatably inthe body.

4. A roll-holder, consisting of a tubular body closed at one end andhaving a longitudinal slit extending to the open end, a spindle, asecond head secured to said spindle, the said head being adapted toclose the open end of thebody and to rotate therein with the spindle,means carried by the spindle for receiving the end of the roll, andmeans for detachably holding said head and spindle in the body so as topermit a rotation thereof.

HORACE MCKAY.

Vitnesses:

ARTHUR M. Hoon, BERTHA M. BALLARD.

